Page 476 - The Social Animal

458 The Social Animal

105. Miller, D. T., & Ross, M. (1975). Self-serving biases in the attribution of causality:
Fact or fiction? Psychological Bulletin, 82, 213–225.
106. Weary (Bradley), G. (1978). Self-serving biases in the attribution process: A reexam-
ination of the fact or fiction question. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36,
56–71.
Weary, G. (1980). Examination of affect and egotism as mediators of bias in causal
attributions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 38, 348–357.
Weary, G., Harvey, J. H., Schwieger, P., Olson, C. T., Perloff, R., & Pritchard, S.
(1982). Self-presentation and the moderation of self-serving attributional biases. So-
cial Cognition, 1, 140–159.
107. Grove, J. R., Hanrahan, S. J., & McInman, A. (1991). Success/failure bias in attribu-
tions across involvement catagories in sport. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,
17, 93–97.
108. Taylor, S. E. (1989). Positive illusions: Creative self-deception and the healthy mind. New
York: Basic Books.
109. Seligman, M. E. P. (1991). Learned optimism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Chapter 5 Self-Justification
1. Prasad, J. (1950). A comparative study of rumors and reports in earthquakes. British
Journal of Psychology, 41, 129–144.

2. Sinha, D. (1952). Behavior in a catastrophic situation: A psychological study of reports
and rumours. British Journal of Psychology, 43, 200–209.
3. Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. Stanford, CA: Stanford University
Press.

4. Kassarjian, H., & Cohen, J. (1965). Cognitive dissonance and consumer behavior. Cal-
ifornia Management Review, 8, 55–64.
5. Tagliacozzo, R. (1979). Smokers’ self-categorization and the reduction of cognitive dis-
sonance. Addictive Behaviors, 4, 393–399.
6. Gibbons, F. X., Eggleston, T. J., & Benthin, A. C. (1997). Cognitive reactions to smok-
ing relapse: The reciprocal relation between dissonance and self-esteem. Journal of Per-
sonality and Social Psychology, 72, 184–195.
7. Goleman, D. (1982, January). Make-or-break resolutions. Psychology Today, p. 19.

8. Levin, M. (1997, July 18) Jury views CEO’s “gummy bear” deposition. Los Angeles
Times, p. D3.
9. Austin American Statesman, November 18, 1971, p. 69.
10. Hastorf, A., & Cantril, H. (1954). They saw a game: A case study. Journal of Abnormal
and Social Psychology, 49, 129–134.
11. Bruce, L. (1966). How to talk dirty and influence people (pp. 232–233). Chicago: Playboy
Press, and New York: Pocket Books.

12. Time, November 24, 1980, p. 11.